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C'mon. The guy obviously goes to Cold War Spy-level lengths to protect his privacy, yet just leaves the key sitting there for Betty.
Wouldn't a safe deposit box have been a more realistic choice? This just seems like lazy script writing. Maybe it was a last-minute change they decided to work in. #madmen
10/19/09
Could be that Don just trust banks. A few Depression era folk I knew never used a bank to keep their money (the wholesale bank collapses probably didn't help.) #madmen
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As for the divorce papers, perhaps this is what you were saying, but I assume this Don Draper gave them to Anna after she discovered that he was still alive and using her husband's name, since although she was a widow, the state obviously didn't recognize her as one. #madmen
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Also, in one of Don's flashbacks (on the California trip?), he told Anna he was getting married to Betty, and Anna pointed out that first, he was going to have to get a divorce, with which she was happy to cooperate. #madmen
10/19/09
He visits her again in the episode where he disappears on Pete Campbell in California, it seems that she's his touchstone.
And, yes, I am a little embarrassed that I have this series memorized, but a girl needs hobbies, right? #madmen
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My point is that it's not easy to equate a drive from New Rochelle to Boston today with the experience back then, given the congestion factor.
Don's Cadillac is a V-8, most likely has a 390 under the hood, and most importantly, no pollution controls. It may not come off the line quickly, but that engine is quite capable of moving all that steel at a damn good clip.
We forget how in those pre-efficiency days, a top-end vehicle could move like nobody's business. Back in my salad days, I occasionally took a Ford Club Wagon (it had no aerodynamics at all, a 460 ci engine, and more body weight) up above 100 with ease. #madmen
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Also, I think it would be awesome if Betty went to California to confront the other Mrs. Draper. #madmen
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Teacher is starting to give off a bunny boiler vibe. It seems that Nov 23 is going to be a very bad day for almost everyone involved.
I winced when Paul shook Achillies hand. Only if he knew where it had been...
I'm surprised that Lois (the lawnmower lady) is still at SC. I'd think that chopping off the foot/feet of your new boss would be a career limiting move, but maybe that's me. It's okay to fuck up as long as you don't chop off your customer's feet. #madmen
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Beautiful image. Did you ever notice how two of the execs have suits of armor in their offices? Big shiny symbolism. Le sigh. #madmen
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Most of my dislikes from this season have little to do with the presentation of the series (which I find to be masterful, if a bit lesser than the second season), and so much more to do with me wanting (desperately) the emotional payoff I expect from having invested three years into this. To see Peggy leave or ascend above Don (whatever leads to her success); to see Don fail miserably, and hopefully have to see Sal rise on his own elevator ride to the bottom; to see Betty become the Princess Grace figure her poise demands she be (or at the very least someone with some understanding of basic human emotions); to see Carla gain (at least some) equality with her employers and with society; and (especially) to see Sterling run over by a bus. Three episodes left, Betty has learned that Don's life is a lie, and John Kennedy's brutal murder is just weeks away. I'm almost tense in anticipation (squee!). #madmen
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Maybe I'm just cynical. #madmen
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Shilling for David yurman should be grounds for being driven into the sea with sticks. Has anyone ever seen uglier jewelry that wasn't on Barbie or a Bratz doll?
10/03/09